Local News Virus-Based Therapy Boosts Anti-Cancer Immune Responses to Brain Cancer Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | February 23, 2026 A team led by investigators at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Mass General Brigham has shown…karnottFebruary 23, 2026 Read More
Local News New Study Pinpoints Toxic Proteins as Primary Drivers of ALS and FTD Sean M. Healey & AMG Center for ALS | February 20, 2026 Emerging research from the Clotilde Lagier-Tourenne Lab, in collaboration with Franck Martin's Lab at the…karnottFebruary 20, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Directed Differentiation of Functional Corticospinal-Like Neurons from Endogenous SOX6+/NG2+ Cortical Progenitors Ozkan, A., et al. | February 20, 2026 Corticospinal neurons (CSN) centrally degenerate in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), along with spinal motor neurons,…karnottFebruary 20, 2026 Read More
Local News Single Immunization Produces Broad HIV Neutralization in Preclinical Model, Pointing to Simpler Vaccine Strategies Ragon Institute | February 20, 2026 A multi-institutional study published in Science Immunology, led by the Batista Lab at the Ragon…karnottFebruary 20, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Rapid Epigenomic Classification of Acute Leukemia Steinicke, T., et al. | September 29, 2025 Acute leukemia requires precise molecular classification and urgent treatment. However, standard-of-care diagnostic tests are time-intensive…karnottSeptember 29, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week In Vivo CRISPR Screens Identify Modifiers of CAR T Cell Function in Myeloma Knudsen, N., et al. | September 25, 2025 Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells are highly effective in haematological malignancies1. However, progressive loss…karnottSeptember 25, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Engineered Prime Editors With Minimal Genomic Errors Chauhan, V., et al. | September 19, 2025 Prime editors make programmed genome modifications by writing new sequences into extensions of nicked DNA…karnottSeptember 19, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week ABCA7 Variants Impact Phosphatidylcholine and Mitochondria in Neurons von Maydell, D., et al. | September 15, 2025 Loss-of-function variants in the lipid transporter ABCA7 substantially increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease1,2, yet…karnottSeptember 15, 2025 Read More
Local News Cancer’s Secret Safety Net MIT Chemistry | January 21, 2026 Researchers in Class of 1942 Professor of Chemistry Matthew D. Shoulders’ lab have uncovered a…karnottJanuary 21, 2026 Read More
Local News A CRISPR Fingerprint of Pathogenic C. auris Fungi Wyss Institute | January 20, 2026 Infection with the pathogenic yeast fungus Candida auris (C. auris) can wreak havoc on the…karnottJanuary 20, 2026 Read More
Local News Study Finds Alpha-2 Receptor Drugs Reduce Heavy Alcohol Drinking Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine | January 20, 2026 Alcohol use is widespread and alcohol use disorder (AUD) causes substantial harm. AUD affects 29…karnottJanuary 20, 2026 Read More
Local News How a Unique Class of Neurons May Set the Table for Brain Development The Picower Institute | January 19, 2026 The way the brain develops can shape us throughout our lives, so neuroscientists are intensely…karnottJanuary 19, 2026 Read More
Interesting Articles FDA and NIH Let Clinical Trial Sponsors Keep Results Secret and Break the Law Science | January 15, 2020 For 20 years, the U.S. government has urged companies, universities, and other institutions that conduct…sciencecityJanuary 15, 2020 Read More
Interesting Articles Congress Set to Form Groups to Protect US Research Security The Scientist | December 17, 2019 Congress is expected to approve an annual defense bill as early as this week that…sciencecityDecember 17, 2019 Read More
Interesting Articles The EPA’s Proposed ‘Transparency Rule’ Will Harm Health, Safety, and the Environment STAT News | December 10, 2019 A proposed rule by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that allegedly aims to strengthen transparency in…sciencecityDecember 10, 2019 Read More
Interesting Articles China’s CRISPR Babies: Read Exclusive Excerpts from the Unseen Original Research MIT Technology Review | December 4, 2019 Earlier this year a source sent us a copy of an unpublished manuscript describing the…sciencecityDecember 4, 2019 Read More
Awards Dr. Cassandra Pierre Receives Bayard Rustin Award for Courage Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine | May 5, 2025 Cassandra Pierre, MD, MPH, MSc, assistant professor of medicine at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian…karnottMay 5, 2025 Read More
Awards Eight From Harvard Medical School Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences Harvard Medical School | May 5, 2025 Established in 1780, the Academy honors excellence and brings together leaders from across disciplines to…karnottMay 5, 2025 Read More
Awards Yukiko Yamashita Elected to the National Academy of Sciences Whitehead Institute | May 2, 2025 Whitehead Institute Member, MIT Professor of Biology, and HHMI Investigator Yukiko Yamashita has been elected…karnottMay 2, 2025 Read More
Awards Harvard Graduate Student Dean Rosenthal Wins Prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Harvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | May 1, 2025 Dean Rosenthal, a second-year PhD student in Harvard’s Biological Sciences in Public Health (BPH) program,…karnottMay 1, 2025 Read More
Awards With Searle Scholar Award, Fan Will Study Serotonin Role in Memory The Picower Institute | April 28, 2025 There is a paradox in the brain’s role as a memory making organ: It has…karnottApril 28, 2025 Read More
Awards MCB’s Daniel Cardozo Pinto and Wendy Valencia Montoya Named 2025 Harvard Junior Fellows Harvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | April 24, 2025 Harvard has named Daniel Cardozo Pinto and Wendy Valencia Montoya as two of its newest…karnottApril 24, 2025 Read More
Awards UMass Chan MD/PhD Student Ayush Kumar Wins AMA Research Challenge UMass Chan Medical School | April 23, 2025 A UMass Chan Medical School student stands alone after being awarded the grand prize for…karnottApril 23, 2025 Read More
Awards Whitehead Institute Member Sebastian Lourido receives the Tulane 2025 Science and Engineering Outstanding Alumni Award for Professional Excellence Whitehead Institute | April 22, 2025 Whitehead Institute Member Sebastian Lourido has been awarded the Tulane University School of Science and…karnottApril 22, 2025 Read More
Awards Guangmei Liu Receives the Brenton R. Lutz Award Boston University Biology | April 22, 2025 Guangmei Liu, a Biology PhD student in the McCall Lab, received the Brenton R. Lutz…karnottApril 22, 2025 Read More
Awards Dana-Farber Researchers Receive AACR 2025 Scientific Achievement Awards Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | April 21, 2025 Matthew Meyerson, MD, PhD, FAACR, Toni K. Choueiri, MD, and Alice T. Shaw, MD, PhD,…karnottApril 21, 2025 Read More
Awards 2026 Shipley Prostate Cancer Research Awards Announced Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine | March 2, 2026 Please congratulate the recipients of the 2026 Shipley Prostate Cancer Research Awards. Portrait Michael Blower…karnottMarch 2, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Functional Dissection of Complex Trait Variants at Single-Nucleotide Resolution Siraj, L., et al. | March 2, 2026 Identifying the causal variants and mechanisms that drive complex traits and diseases remains a core…karnottMarch 2, 2026 Read More
Awards 2026 Sexual Medicine Research Fund Awards Announced Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine | February 27, 2026 Please congratulate the recipients of the 2026 Sexual Medicine Research Fund Awards. Vidhya Kumaresan, PhD,…karnottFebruary 27, 2026 Read More